Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 17, 2010

Maoist dies in Jharkhand police station

RANCHI – A Maoist guerrilla who was arrested in Jharkhand’s coal city Dhanbad was Wednesday morning mysteriously found dead in jail, police sources said.

Direndra Singh was arrested from a petrol pump in Dhanbad district Tuesday. Police had seized Maoist literature and posters from him.
The rebel was taken to Barbadda police station of …. Original source  : Maoist dies in Jharkhand police station.

Maoists kill man for being police informer

BHUBANESWAR – Armed Maoists Wednesday dragged a man out of his home and killed him in Orissa’s Malkangiri district after accusing him of being an informer, police said.

Ganga Madkani, 32, was killed when over 20 guerrillas dragged him out of his home in Malkangiri district’s Gotakunda village, about 600 km from here, and … Original article on : Maoists kill man for being police informer.

Wife, father-in-law of Hizb militant held

JAMMU – The wife and father-in-law of a Pakistani militant, who belongs to the Hizbul Mujahideen and was nabbed in New Delhi after a brief gunfight three days ago, have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday.

The houses of Abdullah Inquilabi’s relatives in Rajouri district of Jammu region were raided Tuesday night …. Source article  : Wife, father-in-law of Hizb militant held.

13 Colombian rebels killed in airstrike

Bogota, Nov 16 (IANS/EFE) Thirteen Colombian leftist guerrillas were killed in an airstrike in the southwestern part of the country, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

Monday’s attack targeted a camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) outside the Ipiales town near the border with Ecuador.
Army troops and police commandos entered the camp … Read : 13 Colombian rebels killed in airstrike.

Colombian TV host held over rebel ties

Bogota, Nov 16 (IANS/EFE) A Colombian TV host has been arrested in the country’s southern Huila province on charges of aiding leftist guerrillas, authorities said.

Angelica Ramirez provided information to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), police said.
The militants of the FARC’s 17th Front used the information to plan attacks and identify likely …. Original article  : Colombian TV host held over rebel ties.

20 killed in US drone attack in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least 20 suspected militants were killed Tuesday in the Ghulam Khan area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region when a US drone targeted a training camp of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban militant outfit.

“The missiles fired from the US done hit the compound located near the border of Afghanistan, some 15 km from …. Source  : 20 killed in US drone attack in Pakistan.